I used to beleive that Gherkins were really the genetalia of animals. I had an extremely mean cousin who kindly told me this while we were at a family get-together when I was 5 years old.. I had barely even known was genitals were!
A childhood belief about gherkins

others believed things like this
- I used to beleive that a catacism(spelling?) was an extremely painful Christian version of a bris.— Mike
- As a youngster, my older brother told me that polish sausage was really the bull's genitals. — Ross
- I thought gherkins were pickled slugs.— Cat
- Until just a few seconds ago, I thought gherkins were beans or something weird like natto...Anon
- My cousin's mom told my cousin that pop makes you short. He probably believed it.— Molly
- i used to beleive taht when you turned 14 years old you wuld grow an extra toe— kirsty